James Means, a 15-year-old black teenager, was murdered&nbsp;Monday evening in Charleston, West Virginia by a 62-year-old white man named William Ronald Pulliam&nbsp;after bumping into the older man outside a store.

On Tuesday night, a historic black church in&nbsp;Greenville, Mississippi was set on fire, and found "engulfed in flames," with the words "Vote Trump" tagged in spray paint on one of its exterior walls.

Today is the stoner&rsquo;s holiday, but despite its cultural ubiquity it&rsquo;s been a bit of a &ldquo;no fly zone&rdquo; for brands because of its illegal nature. However, Snapchat decided it was too cool to fear backlash for promoting marijuana use.

Lupe Fiasco has always made his political views an integral part of his music, but he's also taken his thoughts to other mediums. Today, he's chosen to pen an open letter on Instagram, addressing thoughts on racism following the recent shooting in Charleston.

On Wednesday night, nine people were gunned down in a church in Charleston, South Carolina by 21 year old Dylann Roof. This sent a wave of shock around the entire country, and has led some rappers to speak up about racism, gun laws and/or mental illness.

During Kanye West's deposition in the case against the infamous LAX photographer, whom Kanye attempted to "assault," the rapper takes us back to 2000 to recall being racially profiled by the cops, which resulted in a felony charge.

Yesterday you may have seen the interview with Azealia Banks on Hot 97, where she got pretty emotional mid-way when discussing racism and the appropriation of black culture, particularly in relation to hip-hop.

Odd Future firebrand Tyler, The Creator has never been one to shy away from a controversial issue, and with all of the negativity and racism in the media recently, he took to Facebook to make his opinions clear.
Check out his lengthy post in full below.

If you follow David Banner beyond his explicit hit singles about intercourse, you'll know that the Mississippi rapper-producer actually has quite the track-record when it comes to the topic of race relations.

The N.W.A biopic film "Straight Outta Compton" is well on its way, after announcing several of the lead characters and a release date in mid-June, the film went on to start casting for other roles, some of which have raised a few eyebrows.